Prior Restraint & Defamation Defamation Continued Defamation Continued... Again! Privacy A little Privacy, Reporter's Privilege and Shield Laws
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Near v. Minnesota
What 1931 case determined that prior restraint is unconstitutional and that you cannot bar all publications by someone because one is libelous.
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Masson v. New Yorker
What 1991 case found that the alteration of quotes does not necessarily constitute libel or violate actual malice as long as the quotes still show the gist of the truth
100
Zeran v. AOL
What 1997 used Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to reaffirm that websites cannot be treated as the publisher/speaker of information. Websites are to be treated as newsstands.
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Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing
What 1974 case established that every plaintiff suing for false light must prove actual malice?
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Bartnicki v. Vopper
What 2001 case ruled that the publisher cannot be held liable for an illegally recorded conversation that they themselves did not record as long as the information were a matter of public importance.
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New York Times vs. United States
What 1971 case determined that the publication of the Pentagon Papers would not cause an inevitable, direct or immediate event, which means it does not qualify for prior restraint.
200
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal
What 1990 case found that opinions cannot reasonably be interpreted as stating facts as "loose, figurative, or hyperbolic language"
200
Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com
What 2008 case limited the immunity websites have from Section 230, being that if the website itself posts it, then they can be held liable because they're the publisher.
200
Haynes v. Alfred A. Knopf
What 1993 case established that the inclusion of a man's behavior following the great migration in a book about the great migration is not an invasion of privacy because it was a matter of public concern?
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Branzburg v. Hayes
What 1972 case ruled that the First Amendment cannot protect journalists from revealing their sources in court.
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New York Times v. Sullivan
What 1964 case kickstarted the libel revolution and established that something being false is not enough for a publisher to be liable for libel and that they must prove actual malice.
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Seaton v. TripAdvisor
What 2013 case decided that a website's list of the "Dirtiest Hotels" is "clearly rhetorical hyperbole" and is not sufficient enough to be labeled as defamatory.
300
Jones v. Dirty World
What 2014 case reaffirmed Zeran v. AOL in that if a third-party posts something defamatory, the website is not responsible.
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Bollea v. Gawker
What 2016 cause ruled that the publication of celebrity sex tape without their consent is violation of right to privacy, because public figures have a distinguishable private life.
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O'Grady v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County
What 2006 case found that online blogger/journalists have the same rights to protect the confidentiality of their sources as "real" journalists.
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Curtis Publishing v. Butts
What 1965 case clarified what the standard of libel is for public figures and reaffirmed that public officials/public figures must prove actual malice.
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Edwards v. National Audubon Society
What 1977 case established that neutral reportage allows defamatory stories to be published as long as it is reported newsworthy and covered fairly.
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Hustler v. Falwell
What 1988 case granted protection to parody and satirical work?
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Dietemann v. Time
What 1971 case established that journalists do not have special permission to record subjects because it violates an individual's privacy?
400
Chevron v. Berlinger
What 2011 case found that a documentary journalist was being so heavily influenced by his subjects that he could not claim reporter's privilege when he was subpoenaed.
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Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
What 1974 case determined what kind of person is not a public figure and that non public figures must prove negligence, not actual malice.
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Bose v. Consumers Union
What 1984 case found that a reporter's mistype that is factually inaccurate was not done with actual malice, but was just an error.
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Glik v. Cunniffe
What 2011 case established that private citizens have the right to record video and audio of public officials in public places, with limitations
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Cohen v. Cowles Media
What 1991 case set the precedent that journalists can be held responsible if they promise a source anonymity and then break that promise






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